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Nighthand posted:I have Charter Internet I prefer the reliability of a wired connection above all else, so if the wire doesn't pose a significant issue (in aesthetics, pets, clumsiness, or whatever), running a cable to a switch in the other room and then letting him connect his computer/printer/whatever to that would be the best choice.
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# ¿ Nov 19, 2013 03:43 |
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# ¿ Mar 28, 2024 14:20 |
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I have an AC66 running DD-WRT, and it's worked great for everything I've asked of it. I don't have any AC devices though, since my original plan of getting a 2013 rMBP turned into buying a used 2012 rMBP instead. But sooner or later I will, so I didn't see any reason not to get it (I bought a refurb unit off NewEgg for around $110 a couple months ago).
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# ¿ Nov 29, 2013 23:25 |
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Make sure to mention though that to set up an AirPort, an OS X or iOS device is required. I don't know how many people would be buying one w/o owning any other Apple devices, but just in case there are some, it's something to note.
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# ¿ Jan 21, 2014 19:35 |
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Dogen posted:No it isn't. There is an airport utility for windows. Which hasn't been updated since 2012 and does not work with the new models.
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# ¿ Jan 21, 2014 19:47 |
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:I have a support question that isn't large enough to warrant its own thread. I recently purchased a new USB wireless adapter to replace one that broke. It works fine but my PC recognizes the connection as "Wireless Network Connection 2." I tried renaming it to "1" but it forbids me because apparently the other network connection, the one used by the old USB adapter, still exists. How the hell do I delete it? Its not anywhere in the Network and Sharing Center in my Control Panel. I tried reinstalling the driver for my old adapter to see if I could disable it and that simply created a Wireless Network Connection 3! This is using Windows 7 BTW. Windows remembers the previous network adapters. To remove them, from an elevated command prompt, run the commands "set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1" and then "devmgmt.msc" to bring up Device Manager, then View -> Show Hidden Devices and delete the old ones.
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# ¿ Jan 25, 2014 22:25 |
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:What will the old ones show up as? Will they be labeled as the hidden Wireless Networks or will it be something else? Are they the ISATAP 6 adapters? What it shows up as will depend on the adapter, I believe - I've only done this for wired Ethernet NICs, so I'm not sure about wireless. But they should be greyed out (after you select to Show Hidden Devices) to indicate that they're not currently connected, so you could just delete all the greyed out ones and that should take care of it.
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# ¿ Jan 26, 2014 00:35 |
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Cold on a Cob posted:Does the Apple Store usually keep replacement power cords in stock? I lost my Time Capsule ac cord in a move and ebay prices are pretty ridiculous, tempted to just buy a new apple tv and use my old apple tv cord instead of that. Or, if someone knows how I can buy a generic version easily that would be awesome. Which version of the Time Capsule? The current model looks like it just uses a standard 2-prong plug:
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# ¿ Jan 26, 2014 01:14 |
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Cold on a Cob posted:I have a previous model. The plug looks the same as that one. Then you should be able to buy it from just about any electronics supply store or online.
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# ¿ Jan 26, 2014 01:51 |
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My AC66 with DD-WRT has been running great. Though I don't actually have any AC devices (yet - Nexus 5 should be here soon), it's been working great with everything else.
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# ¿ Jan 29, 2014 05:01 |
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Naffer posted:Would you recommend it to others? Over the years the number of features of dd-wrt that I take advantage of has increased to the point where I don't know if I could go back to stock firmware and right now support for AC devices doesn't seem that great. If you're comfortable with DD-WRT, and can find it at a decent price (I got mine at ~$120), yeah. I have no complaints about it - have never had to reboot it for any reason other than making config changes.
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# ¿ Feb 3, 2014 02:13 |
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It's not recommended since it can induce interference, but depending on the length of the cables and how well constructed they are (and whether the Cat6 cables are shielded), it may not actually cause any issues. But if you're at the point where you can still change the way it's being run easily, you might as well do so. GokieKS fucked around with this message at 22:16 on Mar 8, 2014 |
# ¿ Mar 8, 2014 22:13 |
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My experience with consumer grade switches is that they're likely to just up and die randomly for no apparent reason, but they're cheap enough that you can just buy an extra one to keep around to swap out if you can't afford for it to be down for more than 5 minutes.
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# ¿ Jun 5, 2014 01:40 |
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Lork posted:I bit the bullet and installed Tomato, and it's been great so far except for one thing. I used Tomato on my old ASUS WL-520GU for something like 5 years and have never had a setting disappear. What you describe sounds almost like the rule was applied but not saved to NVRAM, and maybe was lost during a reboot. Try rebooting the router again and see if the rule is there when it comes back up.
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# ¿ Aug 3, 2014 21:20 |
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Turtlicious posted:Hey I'm thinking of setting up like a network server for the house with an old Desktop we have. It'd mostly be for hosting game servers, and being able to have a network drive. What's the preferred operating system / remote access program of choice? I heard NAS8 is a good OS for that, but you can't run windows programs off of it, so hosting a lot of servers may become difficult. What are your guys opinions? What servers are you wanting to run, and what platforms do they support? And what platforms are you familiar with in terms of management and administration? A user-friendly version of Linux (i.e. Ubuntu) is usually the default choice, and is likely the most compatible. But if you have something that requires Windows, or you have no *nix experience and feel uncomfortable with it, then there are other options.
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# ¿ Aug 9, 2014 04:18 |
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spog posted:Thanks to the NAS megathread, I now have a NAS - on which I will store my photos, docs, music library. If you want to be able to game and stream at the same time, a router that has good QoS is pretty much a must, and in most cases, that means using custom firmware - a lot of stock firmware on consumer routers will advertise having QoS features, but I've never heard of any of them being as good as what you get on Tomato and it's variants (which I find to be better than DD-WRT / OpenWRT). So I would look at ones that are well supported by one of the branches that are in active development (like Shibby), which I believe the ASUS RT-N66U / AC66U does. Also, the Technicolor TG582n appears to be a combination modem + router. So you will need to keep it around as a modem (assuming it can be configured as just a modem) unless you're going to get a new modem as well.
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# ¿ Aug 10, 2014 20:21 |
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Ashex posted:I was under the impression that 5Ghz had better wall penetration and was a more reliable signal than 2.5Ghz however I keep having the problem of the 5Ghz signal being super lovely in my bedroom but the 2.5Ghz signal is strong and reliable. Your impression was mistaken - 5GHz has less wall penetration than 2.4GHz, not more. Anyway, you can try boosting the power on the antenna and see if that helps. Other than that, not a whole lot else you can do unless you use a repeater or other extra hardware.
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# ¿ Sep 6, 2014 18:54 |
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CrazyLittle posted:Boosting transmitter amplifier power only means that your wifi device can receive the signal from the AP better, but it's a two way street- your wifi device has to be able to transmit back to the AP. You're better off using shaped antennas than stronger amplifiers. If you want strong wifi signal in a room with only weak reception the best thing you can do is put another access point in the weak spot. Right... without knowing what the device are it's hard to say if it will help, but that's really the only thing he can try that doesn't require extra hardware, so might as well give it a shot and see.
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# ¿ Sep 7, 2014 02:42 |
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What I do is have 2.4GHz and 5GHz on separate non-broadcasted SSIDs, and then a 2.4GHz guest network SSID that is broadcast for if someone visiting needs to use it.
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# ¿ Dec 16, 2014 01:09 |
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Yes, antenna orientation matters. Most antennae are omni-directional, but they are definitely stronger in certain axis. The best way to arrange them for a triple-antenna setup is to have them all perpendicular to each other to best work with the varying internal antenna orientations of your connected devices.
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# ¿ Jan 29, 2015 02:54 |
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Buy an Intel NIC.
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# ¿ Feb 26, 2015 04:02 |
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As someone who's run into issues with enterprise APs not working properly due to too-low operating temperatures (it was installed in a building that was under construction and exposed to Michigan winter), I most definitely would not expect consumer hardware to work at anything close to 0 F / -18 C, to say nothing of -112 F / -80 C.
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# ¿ Mar 4, 2015 00:47 |
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I really have to ask though, where exactly are you trying to put the device that's going to be -80 C / -112 F? That's approaching coldest temperatures ever recorded in nature, which makes me think the cold would be artificially created for specific industrial applications, in which case consumer-grade hardware would normally not even come close to being considered.
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# ¿ Mar 4, 2015 01:26 |
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Inspector_666 posted:For the record, Intel is a go-to for wired NICs, and it seems really loving weird that your mobo would have two integrated NICs from different chipmakers. Not really, this happens all the time. MB companies have one Intel NIC, and then another one from Realtek or Atheros or whoever on consumer boards.
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# ¿ Jul 1, 2015 22:23 |
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UndyingShadow posted:Honestly, I kinda like the way it looks, sorta got a cylon thing going on. What I don't like is how loving useless it is. It's got 2 4x4 5ghz arrays (of which there zero clients with 4 radios, let alone enough to require two separate arrays) plus a 4x4 2.4ghz array (is that even a thing?) It's only useless if you only have 1 wireless client. While the maximum throughput is not any higher for any individual client, two separate arrays means 2 different channels and twice the (theoretical) throughput that can be shared in a multi-client environment. CrazyLittle posted:Heck, are there any clients/laptops with more than two radios? IIRC macbooks are only 2x2 mimo The MacBook Pro has had 3x3:3 radios since dating back to before the rMBP was introduced, and both the 15" and 13" current rMBPs have it. The MacBook and MacBook Air models make do with 2x2:2, along with iPads.
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# ¿ Sep 5, 2015 09:14 |
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GobiasIndustries posted:How can I find out which of my devices support the 5ghz band (N or AC)? I'm trying to figure out if it'd be worth it to buy a new router that supports 5ghz to clear up congestion from my apartment complex and move my current router to my home lab and let "legacy" devices connect to it wirelessly. Dig through the specification page for each of them.
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# ¿ Oct 21, 2015 01:11 |
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Shaocaholica posted:Are the antenna arrays on these crazy new AC routers actually good for anything? Yes. You can have the separate antennae arrays to be used for separate bands / channels, giving you better performance in multi-client environments. Also, beamforming.
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# ¿ Oct 26, 2015 22:07 |
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Yeah, pulled server parts are great for getting stuff cheap. Also make sure you're getting the right kind of card - the linked Newegg one is PCI, not PCIe.
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# ¿ Nov 10, 2015 00:37 |
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# ¿ Mar 28, 2024 14:20 |
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e.pilot posted:I just hope 5ghz stays a bit of a niche thing so it doesn't run in to the same problems as 2.4. I don't know that I'd call it niche, and it's certainly going to be the standard going forward. But even when everybody uses the 5GHz band, it'll still be a vastly superior option due to it's biggest weakness - the smaller range will still reduce interference rather dramatically.
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# ¿ Dec 21, 2015 08:11 |